This is Our Religion

Written by
Shaykh Abdul-Hakam Al-Qahtn (may Allh protect him)

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In the name of Allh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All Praise is due to Allh, and may His Peace and Blessings be upon Allhs
Messenger, his family, companions and whoever remained loyal to him.
And thereafter:

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These are simple words, which contain a clarification of how we worship Allh in
matters related to Aslud-dn1, which a persons Islm cannot be correct without. I
wrote it as a shortened and summarized version, so that it would be a support to the
Muwahhidn (Islmic monotheists), a jewel for close friends (of Allh) and the
believers, and an equipment for them in the call towards this religion.
And now is the time for the beginning of the meaning:

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We say: We believe in Allh, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, The Last
Day and in the Qadar (Divine Decree) the good of it and the bad.

Translator: The Fundament of the religion of Islm (Tawhd), which a person must have in order for
his religion and worship to be accepted by Allh. This Fundament is the meaning of L ilha illa
Allh (there is no-one worthy of worship except Allh), which annulles all worship for everything
besides Allh which is called tght - and confirms Allh as the Only One worthy of worship.
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And whosoever disbelieves in Allh, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and
the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away. (An-Nis 4:136)

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Hakam (The Judge), Wal (The Protector, The Helper), and He has no partner in any of
this.

Say: Shall I seek a lord other than Allh, while He is the Lord of all things? (AlAnm 6:164)

He said: Shall I seek for you an Ilh (deity) other than Allh, while He has given
you superiority over the lamn (mankind and Jinns of your time)? (Al-Arf 7:140)

Shall I seek a judge other than Allh while it is He Who has sent down unto you
the Book (The Qurn), explained in detail? (Al-Anm 6:114)

Say (O Muhammad): Shall I take as a Wal (helper, protector, etc.) any other than
Allh, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not
fed. Say: Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves
to Allh (as Muslims). And be not you (O Muhammad) of the mushrikn (polytheists,
pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allh). (Al-Anm 6:14)

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is Tawhd. And it is the reason for which Allh created the creation. And the heavens
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and the earth were established for its sake. And this (Tawhd) is to single out Allh, in
what only can be for Him, and this is Aslud-dn and the call of all the prophets and
their religion, and this is the general Islm (al-Islm al-m2) which is the only
(religion) that Allah will accept.

Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allh, the Lord of the
lamn (mankind, Jinns and all that exists). (Al-Arf 7:54)

Verily, I am Allh. None has the right to be worshipped but I, so worship Me, and
perform the prayer for My Remembrance. (T-H 20:14)

And I (Allh) created not the Jinns and humans except they should worship Me
(Alone). (Adh-Dhriyt 51:56)

And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) except that We
inspired him (saying): L ilha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I
(Allh)], so worship Me (Alone). (Al-Anbiy 21:25)

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger
(proclaiming): Worship Allh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) tght (all false
deities, i.e. do not worship tght besides Allh). Then of them were some whom
Allh guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. So
travel through the land and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth).
(An-Nahl 16:36)

Translator: The meaning of al-Islm al-m (the general Islm) is the religion of all the prophets. This
religion is Tawhd which is knowing, hating and leaving the act of shirk, and witnessing that whoever
does not know shirk, or commits this evil act is not upon the religion of the prophets. Al-Islm al-khs
(the specific Islm) is the belief in the prophet of a current time.
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And whoever seeks a religion other than Islm, it will never be accepted of him,
and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers. (li Imrn 3:85)

Truly, the religion with Allh is Islm. (li Imrn 3:19)

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and His Oneness in His Actions. And this is what the scholars have named Tawhd
ar-Rubbiyyah (Oneness in Lordship).

Say (O Muhammad): Who provides for you from the sky and from the earth? And
who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and
brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the affairs? They will say:
Allh. Say: Will you not then be afraid? (Ynus 10:31)

Allh is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then, He
rose above the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). He has subjected the sun
and the moon (to continue going round). Each running (its course) for a term
appointed. He regulates all affairs, explaining the yt (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that you may believe with certainty in the
meeting with your Lord. (Ar-Rad 13:2)

Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allh, the Lord of the
lamn (mankind, Jinns and all that exists). (Al-Arf 7:54)

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And if you asked them: Who has created the heavens and the earth and subjected
the sun and the moon? They will surely reply: Allh. How then are they deviating
(as polytheists and disbelievers)? (Al-Ankabt 29:61)

And if you asked them who created them, they will surely say: Allh. How then
are they turned away (from the worship of Allh alone)? (Az-Zukhruf 43:87)

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Allhs Oneness in worship. And this is what the scholars have named Tawhd alUlhiyyah (Oneness in the worship). And this is the realization of the meaning of
L ilha illa Allh, which consists of rejection and affirmation. And the meaning of
rejection is: to remove the rivals and to reject the divinity for everything worshipped
besides Allh, and this is what is expressed as al-kufr bit-tght3. And the
affirmation is: affirmation of the worthiness of worship to Allh and His Oneness in
all types of the worship.
This (Tawhd al-Ulhiyyah) is the Tawhd which was and is the reason for the battle
between the followers of Islm and the followers of shirk.

Translator: Tght is everything and everyone which is worshipped besides Allh, and also those
who encourage the worship of others than Allah. Al-kufr bit-tght is the rejection of everything and
everyone that is being worshipped besides Allh by not worshipping it, rejecting divinity for it and
witnessing that whoever worships a tght is a believer in it and a disbeliver in the Oneness of Allh,
and thereby a mushrik.
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And set not up with Allh any other Ilh (deity), then you will be thrown into Hell,
blameworthy and rejected. (Al-Isr 17:39)

The one, who set up another Ilh (deity) with Allh, then cast him in the severe
torment. (Qf 50:26)

He said: Shall I seek for you an Ilh (deity) other than Allh, while He has given
you superiority over the lamn (mankind and Jinns of your time)? (Al-Arf 7:140)

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger
(proclaiming): Worship Allh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) tght (all false
deities). (An-Nahl 16:36)

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So Allh, there is no-one worthy of worship besides Him, and this is in all types of
worship. And this Oneness gathers three things: Allhs Oneness in Shair and Nusuk
(rituals of worship), His Oneness in Wilyah (Loyalty) and His Oneness in hukm
(judgment) and tashr (legislation).

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* So we believe in Allhs Oneness in Nusuk and Shair like: Du (invocation),
Istighthah (seeking help), Dhabh (slaughtering) and Salh (prayer) and the likes of
these. These are for no-one except Allh, and none of these are directed towards
other than Him, and whoever directs this for other than Him, has verily worshipped
other than Allh. Whoever worships other than Allh, he is a mushrik and a kfir.

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Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are
for Allh, the Lord of the lamn (mankind, Jinn and all that exists). He has no
partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.
(Al-Anm 6:162- 163)

And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allh, any other Ilh (deity), of whom
he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Verily will the
disbelievers not be succesful. (Al-Muminn 23:117)

And set not up (or worship) any other Ilh (deity) along with Allh. Verily, I
(Muhammad) am a plain warner to you from Him. (Adh-Dhriyt 51:51)

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except by two things:
The first: Only to take Allh alone as Wal (ally, helper, protector etc.). So whoever
takes other than Allh as his Wal, or enters in the Wilyah with other than Allh, he
is a mushrik and a kfir. 4

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So the shirk here is to take other than Allh as allies.

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Say (O Muhammad): Shall I take as a Wal (helper, protector, etc.) any other than
Allh, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not
fed. Say: Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves
to Allh (as Muslims). And be not you (O Muhammad) of the mushrikn (polytheists,
pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allh). (Al-Anm 6:14)

Allh is the Wal (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out
from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Awliy (supporters
and helpers) are tght (false deities and false leaders, etc.), they bring them out from
light into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide therein
forever. (Al-Baqarah 2:257)

They (angels) will say: Glorified be You! You are our Wal instead of them. Nay,
but they used to worship the Jinns; most of them were believers in them. (Saba
34:41)

Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Qurn and Prophet
Muhammads Sunnah), and follow not any Awliy (protectors and helpers, etc.)
besides Him (Allh). Little do you remember. (Al-Arf 7:3)

Those who believe fight in the Cause of Allh, and those who disbelieve, fight in
the cause of tght. So fight you against the Awliy (helpers) of Shaytn (Satan);
Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaytn (Satan). (An-Nis 4:76)

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A group He has guided, and a group deserved to be in error; (because) surely they
took the Shaytn (devils) as Awliy (protectors and helpers) instead of Allh, and
they think that they are guided. (Al-Arf 7:30)

Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels,
Allhs Messengers, s, son of Maryam, etc.] as Awliy (lords, gods, protectors, allies
etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the
disbelievers. (Al-Kahf 18:102)

And had they believed in Allh, and in the Prophet and what has been revealed to
him, they would never have taken them (the disbelievers) as Awliy (protectors and
helpers), but many of them are the fsiqn (rebellious, disobedient, etc.). (Al-Midah
5:81)

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The second: The Muwlh (loyalty, alliance, love) to His Allies, and enmity to His
enemies. This is a requirement from the requirements of the first thing, which cannot
be separated from it, or it is included in it. So whoever ally with (is loyal to) the
mushrikn or the kuffr, even though he does not show enmity to the Muslims, he is a
kfir.5

Verily, We made the Shaytn (devils) Awliy (protectors and helpers) for those
who do not believe. (Al-Arf 7:27)

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So the shirk here is the alliance with (loyalty to) other than the believers.

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Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allh. Verily, the dhlimn (polytheists,
wrong-doers, etc.) are Awliy (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allh is
the Wal (Helper, Protector, etc.) of the Muttaqn (pious). (Al-Jthiyah 45:19)

Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Awliy (supporters, helpers, etc.)
instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allh in
any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allh warns you
against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allh is the final return. (li Imrn 3:28)

O you who believe. Take not as friends the people whom the Wrath of Allh is
upon (i.e. the Jews). Surely, they have been in despair to receive any good in the
Hereafter, just as the disbelievers have been in despair about those (buried) in
graves (that they will not be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection). (Al-Mumtahinah
60:13)

O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliy (friends,
protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Awliy to one another. And if any amongst you
takes them as Awliy, then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allh guides not those
people who are the dhlimn (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust). (Al-Midah
5:51)

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O you who believe! Take not for Awliy (protectors and helpers) those who take
your religion for a mockery and fun from among those who received the Scripture
(Jews and Christians) before you, nor from among the disbelievers; and fear Allh if
you indeed are true believers. (Al-Midah 5:57)

O you who believe! Take not for Awliy (supporters and helpers) your fathers and
your brothers if they prefer disbelief to Belief. And whoever of you takes them as
Awliy, then these are the dhlimn (wrong-doers, etc.). (At-Tawbah 9:23)

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not be fulfilled except by three things:
The first: The belief that legislation exclusively is the right of Allh alone.

The judgment is for none but Allh. He has commanded that you worship none
but Him (Tawheed), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not.
(Ysuf 12:40)

Shall I seek a judge other than Allh while it is He Who has revealed to you the
Book (The Qurn), explained in detail. (Al-Anm 6:114)

Or have they partners (false gods) with Allh, who have instituted for them from
the religion what Allh has not allowed. And had it not been for a decisive Word
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(gone forth already), the matter would have been judged between them. And verily,
for the dhlimn (polytheists and wrong-doers), there is a painful torment. (AshShr 42:21)

Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allh, the Lord of the
lamn (mankind, Jinns and all that exists). (Al-Arf 7:54)

And He makes none to share in His Judgment. (Al-Kahf 18:26)

Allh is He Who created you, then provided food for you, then will cause you to
die, then (again) He will give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Is there any of
your (socalled) partners (of Allh) that do anything of that? Glory be to Him! And
Exalted be He above all that they associate (with Him). (Ar-Rm 30:40)

Say (O Muhammad): Show me those whom you have joined to Him as partners.
Nay (there are not any partners with Him)! But He is Allh (Alone), the All-Mighty, the
All-Wise. (Saba 34:27)

The judgment is only for Allh, He declares the truth, and He is the Best of
judges. (Al-Anm 6:57)

Surely, His is the judgment and He is the Swiftest in taking account. (Al-Anm
6:62)

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And He is Allh; L ilha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). His
is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e.in the Hereafter). And for
Him is the judgment, and to Him shall you (all) be returned. (Al-Qasas 28:70)

(It will be said): This is because, when Allh Alone was invoked (in worship, etc.)
you disbelieved, but when partners were joined to Him, you believed! So the
judgment is only with Allh, the Most High, the Most Great! (Ghfir 40:12)

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So the legislation is exclusively the right of Allh, and it is from the unique
characteristics of His Rubbiyyah and Ulhiyyah, so He alone, The Glorified, is the
determiner of orders and prohibitions, and what is Hall (lawful) and Harm (not
lawful). So whoever legislates has verily challenged Allh in His Rubbiyyah and His
Ulhiyyah and thereby he is a kfir. And those who first and foremest are included in
this are: The rulers and the members of legislating parliaments and gatherings, and
the likes of these, where they raise themselves as legislators with Allh. And with
this (follows) that whoever participates in their votings and elections, or is satisfied
with this, even though he did not vote for them, has indeed chosen lihah (pl. Ilh)
with Allh. And whoever does this he is a mushrik and a kfir. 6

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The second: To judge with what Allh has revealed, and the belief that the judgment
with other than Allhs law is kufr.

Translator: The Shaykh explains here that whoever votes for, or is satisfied with the representatives
of the political parties nowadays, have indeed chosen another legislator than Allh, and thereby this
person makes shirk in Rubbiyyah and Ulhiyyah. The sad truth is that many people these days, even
those who claim to be scholars, worshippers and students of knowledge either do or allow this act of
shirk, and many people follow these blindly in this issue and with this they leave the fold of Islm and
become mushrikn.
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Do they then seek the judgment of (the days of) Ignorance? And who is better in
judgment than Allh for a people who have firm Faith? (Al-Midah 5:50)

And whosoever does not judge by what Allh has revealed, such are the kfirn
(i.e. disbelievers). (Al-Midah 5:44)

They (hypocrites) say: We have believed in Allh and in the Messenger, and we
obey. Thereafter a party of them turn away, such are not believers. (An-Nr
24:47)

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Incuded in this are: The rulers from among the presidents, kings, leaders, ministers,
judges, clanleaders, mayors, leaders of the countries, and others than these from
among those who judge between the people.

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The third: The Tahkum (seeking judgment) from (the laws of) Allh alone, and the
belief that seeking judgment with others than Allh is shirk and kufr, because it is
worship of others than Allh.

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And what is meant by Tahkum: Is the seeking of judgment (decision) in
disagreements (and disputes), and it is at least between two persons. So whoever
seeks judgment with other than Allhs Sharah (Islmic Legislation) as it occurs in
the manmade courts and the likes of these without being forced (Ikrh) to do this7,
he is a mushrik and a kfir.
And regarding the one who allows in the case of Darrah (necessity), in issues where
they name it rights or the likes of this, then he is worse than the first, and he is caller
to Dall (misguidance), and considers shirk to Allh as being lawful, and by this he is
a mushrik and a kfir.

And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allh (He is the ruling
Judge). Such is Allh, my Lord in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in all of my
affairs and in repentance. (Ash-Shr 42:10)

Have you seen those (hyprocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has
been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to
go for judgment (in their disputes) to the tght (false judges, etc.) while they have
been ordered to reject them. But Shaytn (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray.
(An-Nis 4:60)

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Translator: Those who are forced to do an action of kufr or shirk, without wanting it and without
having any free will and choice, are considered to be mukrih (those who are forced), like those who are
threatened to be killed or limbs from their bodies to be cut off and similar to this. Due to this the Takfr
is not performed on such a person.
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*And we believe that al-kufr bit-tght (the rejection of tght), means to declare Takfr
on the tght and on its followers, as the Holy Book has pointed out, which He has
revealed in the clear Arabic language, and like the intellects and the Fitar (pl. Fitrah:
human nature and instinct) has pointed out.
Tght is everything that is worshipped besides Allh, and it is the head in shirk and
misguidance. And it is of multiple categories.
From the most well-known among them: ash-Shaytn, and the one who judges with
other than Allhs Law, the one who calls to shirk and misguidance, and other than
these.

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Regarding the one who claims that al-kufr bit-tght (the rejection of tght) does not
require that you decare Takfr on the tght itself, nor Takfr on its followers, and the
likes of him, then he is more astray than his tribes donkey, and he does not
understand what is coming out from his head. And on top of all this he is a filthy
kfir who wants the destruction of the religion of the prophets.

Whoever disbelieves in (rejects) tght and believes in Allh, then he has grasped
the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allh is All-Hearer, AllKnower. (Al-Baqarah 2:256)

Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrhm and those with
him, when they said to their people: Verily, we are free from you and whatever
you worship besides Allh, we have rejected you, and there has started between
us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you believe in Allh Alone. (AlMumtahinah 60:4)

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and the Christians and the idol worshippers and the likes of these, or doubts in their
kufr, he is a kfir as The Book, Sunnah, Ijm (consencus) and the correct views all have
pointed out. And verily have the people of knowledge mentioned this, with the fixed
existence of this commandment in the intellect and the Fitar (pl. Fitrah) as well.

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* And we believe that the people today especially those who represent the ignorant
societies who ascribes themselves to Islm are mushrikn, worshipping others
besides Allh, and are not in the religion of Islm. Rather they are in another religion,
except those whom Allh has showed mercy from At-Tifah al-Mansrah (the helped
group) and Al-Firqah an-Njiyah (the saved group), those who believe in what has
been etstablished in the Book of Allh of His Tawhd, and the submission to His
Judgment, with Barah (disassociation, being free from, rejecting etc.) towards shirk
and its followers. So the basis is shirk, until the opposite has been proved from the
issues of this (are):

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Firstly: Islm must be proven, no one can be considered a Muslim, except the one
whos entrance (in Islm) has been proven, and the proof of his Barah towards shirk
and its followers has appeared (become visible). Kufr in its basis is nihilistic, so kufr is
the lack of mn. So whoever wants to be a Muslim, then it is obligatory upon him to
enter in it, and to show what points out his Barah towards shirk and its followers.
Other than this can never be correct.

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Secondly: The emergence of peoples enmity towards the followers of Tawhd, and the
fighting of its (Tawhds) followers and the openness in the violation of the religion
and the mocking of Allh The Most High and His Messenger .

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Thirdly: The spread of shirk in its categories among the people, and the appearance
thereof without denial (of it), and especially the most obvious of its types, like the
shirk of the grave worshippers. Because you are almost not capable of finding anyone
from the people, who considers the one committing this type of shirk as mushrik, even
among those who acknowledges the action as being shirk.

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Fourthly: The publicizing of the prohibited things, and even the legalization of these,
and the denial of Allhs Rulings, the objection against them and the doubt in the
justice in them. Instead they (Allhs Laws) are sometimes put up for voting. And the
complete invalidation of the milestones of the religion: So Jihd is terrorism, adorning
yourself is freedom, the Hijb is old fashion, the punishments are brutality and
barbarism, interests are profit, hazard and games are means of trade, the inheritance
of the female is injustice and Islm is democracy or socialism Until the last (on) the
black list!

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Fifhfly: Superiority of the rulings of tght, with the peoples submission to them
and their following of its religion. Regarding the superiority, then it patterns after the
superiority of the manmade laws rulings and their control over peoples lives and
their dominance over the different angles (of life). 8 Regarding peoples submission
and their following, then (the following) points this out:

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The first: The lack of people showing what points to their Tawhd and their Barah
towards tght and its religion. And this is what is known as Idhhrud-dn9.

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The second: The peoples seeking judgment going to manmade courts, both in groups
and individually, up to a point where number of registered cases in the assembly of
courts in a small city in some of the Arab countries reaches tens of thousands.

The third: The peoples entry and participation in legislating and implementing
votings and the likes of this, and their race in chosing lihah (pl. Ilh) with Allh.10

Translator: The Shaykh here mentions five factors that clarify that the people and societies today,
including those who claim to be Islmic, not are considered as Muslims due to the spread of shirk and
kufr amongst them, and these acts being considered as something normal which is not forbidden. So
no-one is considered a Muslim, or an Islmic society, until they show what points out their Barah
towards shirk and mushrikn, as the Qurn and Sunnah has demanded from every Muslim.
9 Translator: Idhrud-dn is expressing, showing or proclaming ones religion to other people, whether it
is through speech or actions.
10 Translator: Peoples race in chosing lihah (pl. Ilh) with Allh, is them hurrying, competing and
encouraging each other to chose someone who can legislate laws for them, besides Allh. Whoever
choses another legislator than Allh, has worshipped this person by giving him (or her) a right which
only belongs to Allh, and thereby he becomes a mushrik.
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The fourth: The emergence of people going out in demonstration, praising tght and
its followers, lifting their racist, patriotic and democratic flags and the likes of these,
from the earthly flags of shirk.

:

!
The fifth: The spread of peoples participation in the organs of tght, its army, its
police and its ministries, which are established to implement its religion and support
it, with acknowledgement of the rest of what is left of this. And the lack of showing
what points out the opposition to this, until a point where there barely is a home,
except that there among them are some of its individuals.

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!
The sixth: Then if you take a look at those whom they have named Al-Jamt alIslmiyyah, especially Al-Jihdiyyah as-Salafiyyah and the likes of these, of those
who call to the fighting of tght as they claim then verily you will find them in
shirk and drowning in its sludge. So the milestones of Tawhd has not been made clear
with them, despite that they are considered to be the elite of the society, so what
about others than them of people from the barbarian mob, who follows every cry of
the peoples donkey and their villains?!

*
=

:
*And we believe that the apparent signs of Islm today, such as Salh (prayer) and
Siym (fast) and the likes of these, or the one who says that he believes in Allh, His
Angels, His Book, The Prophets and the Last Day, or the one who claims that he is
upon the religion of Islm = He will not be considered a Muslim until his Barah
towards shirk and its followers have been proven, hence what the people are upon
today. From the matter of this:

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:

!!

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.

.
.


Firstly: That the condition for considering words and actions as entering a person in
Islm, is that it points out Barah towards shirk and its followers and (that it is) a sign
that the followers of Islm (uses to) distinguish others than them from the followers
of shirk with. Even though (and if) the sign might be something which is common
between the followers of Islm and the followers of shirk, then no one is considered a
Muslim based on this not to talk about that it, for the intellectuals, is a proof for the
opposite. Verily did (the pronounciation of) L ilha illa Allh, for the mushrikn (pl.
mushrik) of Makkah, make the one who said it Sbian11 and loyal to the religion of
Muhammad . So the pronounciation of this was in this time a proof for the Barah
towards shirk and its followers. However today, those who claim to be from the
religion of Islm, all of them say this, and verily do they add on top of this some of
the Islmic signs or many of them. So the rulers, their helpers and their soldiers all do
this, even others than them from the Milal (religions) of shirk does this or some of it;
like the grave worshippers, the Rawfid and the likes of these from those who are far
away from the religion. So for this reason the determined in this religion is, that
Islm is not proven just by the mere association and claim, rather the Barah towards
shirk and its followers must be proven before the judgment of Islm is given.

- -
:
Secondly: The inhabitants of Makkah and what is around it was on the religion of
Ibrhm
and Isml . Then came Amr ibn Luhay al-Khuziy and beautified shirk
11

Translator: Originally the word

( Sbian) means: someone who leaves his peoples religion to

worship the stars. Later on, the word Sbian in the arabic language, has gotten the following meaning:
one who leaves his peoples religion to worship something else than they worship. In this case: one
who leaves his peoples religion to follow Muhammads
religion, and worship none but Allh.

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for the people, and commanded them to worship the statues (idols). So shirk was
spread and became prevalent in areas of the cities. Then when the Prophet
was
sent, he judged them as being upon shirk:

Say: O you disbelivers (kfirn)! (Al-Kfirn 109:1)

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. -
And he did not consider what they held on to, of leftovers from the religion of
Ibrhm , as something that forbade to judge them as being upon this (shirk). So he
didnt judge them as being upon Islm, despite (the fact) that they performed the
rituals of Hajj, Umrah, Tawf al-Bayt, Sadaqah, Siym, Tadhm al-Bayt al-Harm and
their belief in Allhs Rubbiyyah, that He is the Creator and the Provider. Nor did he
judge them as being upon Islm, despite of their claim that they were on the Millah
(religion) of Ibrhm , and not with their bragging about belonging to it, when they
did not free themselves (Barah) from shirk and its followers.
So the same way that the Prophet
did not consider what they performed of the
rituals and what was inherited from the religion of Ibrhm , as a proof for their
Barah towards shirk and their staying on the religion of Ibrhm
, then likewise
today the rituals of those who associate themselves with Islm is not a proof for their
Barah towards shirk, and that they are on the religion of Muhammad .

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..
Thridly: The consensus of the Sahbah regarding declaring Takfr on Banu Hanfah
from the followers of Musaylamah and others like them, as it is well-known, despite
the fact that most of these were from the mob and the ignorant who followed every
cry12, and with this they used to pray and fast and say L ilha illa Allh. But all this
did not forbid that they were judged as being upon kufr and shirk and riddah
(apostasy) from the religion of Allh. And the Sahbah treated them all with the same
treatment, and judged them with the same judgment, and they did not separate or
differentiate between their groups and their individuals, nor their big ones and their
small ones, nor their scholars and their ignorant, or between the one who follows and
the one who is being followed. And they didnt accept the Tawbah of any of them,
until they rejected Musaylamah and his religion, and made Barah towards shirk and
its followers.

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. ..
Fouthly: Add to all this that there is not in the Book and the Sunnah, what points out
that the mentioned signs must be considered as proof for Islm in every situation.
The evidences of the Sharah verily points out that they only are taken into
consideration when the signs are proof for the Barah towards shirk and its followers,
and if not then not. Because, that from the kuffr and the mushrikn are those where
(the witnessing of) L ilha illa Allh is enough, and from them are those where this
is not enough for them until they add the witnessing of al-Mash is the slave of Allh
and His Messenger, like the Christians, and from them are those where this is not
enough until he performs the actions of Islm, like the murtad until he leaves
whatever was the reason for his riddah, and makes Tawbah from this and so on.

12

Translator: Every call to misguidance and deviation.

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.

Thereby: whoever judges the ignorant societies who associate themselves with Islm
today as Islamic he is a mushrik and a kfir because he has not rejected tght.
The Book, the Sunnah, the concencus, the Fitrah and the correct view have all pointed
this out.

*
=
:
*And we believe that the saying of stopping (in Takfr) regarding the situation of the
ignorant societies of today, with the argument of ignorance regarding the
circumstances or the likes of this = is a false statement which does not bear any
remnant of knowledge nor guidance. 13 Because verily has the Clear Book not divided
the people in more than two parts, which there is no third to:

He is the one who created you, so some of you are disbelievers and some of you
are believers. (At-Taghbun 64:2)

: :
And there are no more than two religions, which there is no third to; Islm and other
than Islm.

Truly, the religion with Allh is Islm. (li Imrn 3:19)

Translator: The people of Tawaqquf (stopping) holds the opinion, that if they dont know the opinion
of a person living in these ignorant societies today, then this person is not judged as mushrik nor
Muslim until further details regarding his situation has been aquired. And first after this a verdict is
given. This opinion is a bidah (innovation) which is based on ignorance, and none of the scholars have
either mentioned or had this opinion. All people living in these ignorant societies who claim to be
Islmic, must be judged as a kafir dhhiran (outwardly) until there has come some proof from him that
he has rejected shirk and those who commit shirk.
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And whoever seeks a religion other than Islm, it will never be accepted of him,
and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers. (li Imrn 3:85)

: *

.
:
*And we believe that the work in the governmental employments of tght: in
judging, legislating and implementing systems, is a level which is equivalent to
major kufr, and this includes all their ministries, and their followers of the countrys
organizations. These are the pillars of tghts religion and the supporters of its
Millah. And this is from (the following) aspects:

.

:
First: The entering in alliance (loyalty) with tght and the alliance with the enemies
of the religion, and this makes it obvious that he is a soldier for the tght.

But as for those who disbelieve, their Awliy (supporters and helpers) are tght
(false deities and false leaders, etc.). (Al-Baqarah 2:257)

And if any amongst you takes them as Awliy, then surely he is one of them.
Verily, Allh guides not those people who are the dhlimn (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust). (Al-Midah 5:51)

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The workers of tght as in the present manmade governments they are its army.
And army in the language and the law is: They are the helpers and supporters, and
in the mentioned situation, they are the helpers of tght and its supporters in its
orders of the judgment with the law of tght and arbitration by it, and the seeking of
judgment with this, and making this obligatory upon the people. And the enmity
towards its enemies, irrespective of whether it is in judging, legislating or
implementing systems. Or defending forces which usually is represented as the
ministery of defence and interior. So by the workers it is meant from this
viewpoint: the civilians and militant on the same level. Like His The Exhalted words:

Verily Firawn, Hmn and their armies were sinners. (Al-Qasas 28:8)

.

And others than this (yah) from the yt regarding that there is no differentiation
between the one who follows and the one being followed. And regarding them (these
people) the well-known yt about Muwlh are used.

.

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:
The second: The judgment, the seeking of judgment (Tahkum) and the arbitration
with other than Allhs Law.
So the workers of tght carry out the judgment according to the law of tght and its
constitution and the supporting of this, and by the seeking of judgment with it, and
even making this obligatory upon the people, so His The Glorified Words
includes them:

And whosoever does not judge by what Allh has revealed, such are the kfirn
(i.e. disbelievers). (Al-Midah 5:44)

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And His Words:

Have you seen those (hyprocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has
been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to
go for judgment (in their disputes) to the tght (false judges, etc.) while they have
been ordered to reject them? But Shaytn (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray.
(An-Nis 4:60)

:


.
The third: The obedience (following) and accept of judgments from others than
Allh. So he (who does this) has verily taken somebody to obey in a way that is only
for Allh (to be obeyed). So the source with him for taking (judgment) is other than
Allh, and by this he voluntarily enters in the obedience of them and their religion,
he obeys their orders and keeps away from what they forbid, following their Millah.
And he performs the implementation of their orders and support of their religion,
and he wishes the fulfillment of this (while he is) submitted to the judgments of the
constitution while he does not exceed nor transgress it. He acts according to it and he
prosecutes through it.14

And if you obey them, then you would indeed be mushrikn (polytheists) [because
they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to eat that which Allh has made
unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by considering it lawful to eat, and by doing so you
worshipped them, and to worship others besides Allh is polytheism]. (Al-Anm
6:121)
Translator: Everybody who works for and help the tght, does these things. It is important that
these three aspects are comprehended and understood.
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They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords
besides Allh (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according
to their own desires without being ordered by Allh), and (they also took as their Lord)
Messiah, son of Maryam, while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded [in the
Tawrt (Torah) and the Injl (Gospel)] to worship none but One Ilh (Deity - Allh) L
ilha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Praise and glory be to
Him, (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). (AtTawbah 9:31)

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Verily, those who have turned back (have apostated) as disbelievers after the
guidance has been manifested to them, Shaytn (Satan) has beautified for them
(their false hopes), and He (Allh) prolonged their term (age). This is because they
said to those who hate what Allh has sent down: We will obey you in part of the
matter, but Allh knows their secrets. (Muhammad 47:25-26)

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.

:
No one from amongst these workers are excluded from this Hukm (verdict), not even
those giving the lectures and the Imms of the mosques who works in the ministry of
religious endowments of the tght. Rather these are worse in kufr than others

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because they, with this action of theirs, give the color (description) of Sharah to
those who are judging with other than Allhs Law.
All these aspects or most of them are gathered with the workers of tght.15 So
whoever claims that one of the types of the previously mentioned employments are
allowed, or claim that you dont declare Takfr on the mentioned workers, he is a
kfir.
Equal with him in kufr is the one who differentiate between one type (of work) and
the other, like the differentiation between the army of tght from the militant ones
and the civilian ones, or allow and permit what they call governmental service
employments: Such as the work as doctors, nurses, municipal employees and the
likes of these.16

*

.
* And we believe that whoever commits major shirk he is a mushrik and a kfir, except
the one who is forced while his heart is calm with mn, and (we believe) that there is
no difference between the actions and the one doing the action in committing shirk.
And the Qurn did not connect the reason for the judgment of the names (mushrik,
kfir, murtad), except by occurence of the act. So the Qurn connected the
judgments of the names, like mushrik and kfir, at the mere act of shirk and kufr.17

And he sets up rivals to Allh, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say: Take
pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely, you are (one) of the dwellers of the
Translator: The Shaykh here explains, that none of the workers and helpers of tght can be free
from commiting either some, or all of these varies types of shirk, due to the fact that they are submitted
to the tghts laws and constitution.
16 Translator: In some arabic countries it is required from those who wants to be doctors, to enter the
army for a couple of years. So if any of these employments requires for the employee to commit an act
of major kufr in order to be employed, such as entering the army or giving an oath to protect and work
according to the constitution and laws of the country, then this person is a mushrik. As explained
above, it is not possible to escape from shirk and kufr if a person is from the helpers of tght. But the
Shaykh, in this passage, speaks about the situation where he is situated. Rather the mere work as
doctor, nurse or municipal worker, which does not require any act of major kufr or major shirk, is not
in it self kufr.
17 Translator: So whoever commits shirk gets the name mushrik, regardsless of the situation,
circumstances and excuses.
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Fire! (Az-Zumar 39:8)

And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allh, any other Ilh (deity), of whom
he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Verily! Al-kfirn (the
disbelievers in Allh and in the Oneness of Allh, polytheists, pagans, idolaters, etc.) will
not be successful. (Al-Muminn 23:117)

*
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.

* And we believe that there is no excuse with Jahl (ignorance), Tawl (interpretation),
Ijtihd (effort) or Taqld (blindfollowing) when it comes to kufr in Aslud-dn and in
commiting major shirk. And this is by guidance of the Book, Sunnah, consensus and
the correct opinion.
This is regarding the judgments of ad-Duny (the world), but what is connected to the
punishment regarding the judgments of al-khirah (the hereafter) then we do not
interfere between Allh and His slave in this. Rather we believe in general that Allh
does not punish anyone, before the Hujjah (argument), of ar-Rislah (the message) has
been established on him.

And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). (Al-Isr
17:15)

:*
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mushrik and a kfir 18, because of (the following reasons):

.
:
The first: That he has not rejected tght. And verily does al-kufr bit-tght include
declaring Takfr on it (tght) and Takfr on its followers of the mushrikn.

Whoever disbelieves in tght and believes in Allh, then he has grasped the
most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allh is All-Hearer, AllKnower. (Al-Baqarah 2:256)

The second: That he with this inevitably enters in the alliance (loyalty) with the
followers of shirk, because he judged on these mushrikn with mn, then he has
obliged himself and other to be allied (loyal) with them.

And those who disbelieve are allies to one another. (Al-Anfl 8:73)

The believers, men and women, are Awliy (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors)
of one another. (At-Tawbah 9:71)

Translator: Whoever excuse a mushrik (one who does not know shirk or commits shirk) because of
ignorance (Jahl), wrong interpretation (Tawl), effort to find the truth (Ijtihd) or blindfollowing
(Taqld), is a kfir in Aslud-dn (the fundament of the religion of Islm). And no matter who commits
major shirk, then this person will be descibed as a mushrik, regardless of this person associates himself
with Islm or not. The mere association with the religion of Islm does not change the fact that shirk
breaks the Islm of a person and guarantees him the Hell-fire forever unless he repent and dedicates
His worship exclusively to Allh alone. Performing Takfr upon the mushrikn (those who do not know
shirk or commit shirk) is from Aslud-dn, and whoever does not perform Takfr on them, or doubts
regarding their kufr or stops (Tawaqquf) in declaring them as mushrikn, is a person who has not
understood Tawhd, nor has he entered Islm.
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. :
The third: That he is lying about Allh and His Messenger, by witnessing mn for
one that the Qurn has declared a kfir.

Yes! Verily, there came to you My yt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) and you denied them, and were proud and were among the
disbelievers. (Az-Zumar 39:59)

And none reject Our yt (proofs, signs, verses, lessons, etc.) except the
disbelievers. (Al-Ankabt 29:47)

And none rejects Our yt (proofs, signs, verses, lessons, etc.) except every
perfidious ungrateful. (Luqmn 31:32)

*

.
* And we believe in the Oneness of Allh in His Beautiful Names and His Exhalted
Attributes in the way it is appropriate for Him without Tamthl (comparison), Takyf
(description), Tahrf (distortion) and Tatl (invalidation), and we believe in what has
been established of this in the Book and the Sunnah, and we are oppose what the
astray groups are upon, like al-Jahamiyyah and al-Ashirah and their descendants.

And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allh, so call on Him by them, and
leave the company of those who deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names.
They will be requited for what they used to do. (Al-Arf 7:180)

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Say (O Muhammad): Invoke Allh or invoke the Most Beneficent (Allh), by
whatever name you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong the Best Names.
And offer your prayer neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way between.
(Al-Isr 17:110)

Allh! L ilha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! To Him
belong the Best Names. (T-H 20:8)

He is Allh, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him
belong the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He
is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. (Al-Hashr 59:24)

There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. (Ash-Shra
42:11)

) 3( ) 2(
)1(

)4(
Say (O Muhammad): He is Allh, (the) One. Allh is as-Samad (The Self-Sufficient
Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). He begets not, nor was
He begotten. And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him. (Al-Ikhls
112:1-4)

*
:

* And we believe in the honorable angels and that Allh has created them for the
worship of Him, and to obey His Orders, and that He entrusted them with the
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creations, and (various) categories of work and actions, (so) they arrange this by His
The Glorified order.

And by those (angels) who arrange the Commands. (An-Nazit 79:5)

:

And they act in all of this like Allh The Exhalted has described them:

They do not disobey, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allh, but
do that which they are commanded. (At-Tahrm 66:6)

They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command. (Al-Anbiy
21:27)

Surely, those who are with your Lord (angels) are never too proud to perform acts
of worship to Him, but they glorify His Praise and prostrate before Him. (Al-Arf
7:206)

And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels) are not too proud to worship Him,
nor are they weary (of the worship of Him). (Al-Anbiy 21:19)

.
They are a mighty creation with wings, Allh created them from light and nobody

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knows their numbers except Allh. The best of them is Jibrl, who was entrusted with
the revelation, and Mkl and Isrfl.
So whatever the revelation mentioned in general, then we believe it generally, and
whatever it explained in detail we believe in details.

*
.
* And we believe in the books that Allh has revealed to His Messengers, and He
revealed in them the Guidance and the clear signs and made them an argument for
His slaves and a guide to Sirt al-Mustaqm (The Straight Path).

Indeed We have sent Our Messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them
the Scripture and the Balance (justice) that mankind may keep up justice. And We
brought forth iron wherein is mighty power (in matters of war), as well as many
benefits for mankind, that Allh may test who it is that will help Him (His Religion),
and His Messengers in the unseen. Verily, Allh is All-Strong, All-Mighty. (Al-Hadd
57:25)

From them is the Tawrt (Torah) which Allh revealed to Ms
greatest which He revealed to Banu Isrl.

, and it is the

Verily, We did send down the Tawrt (Torah) [to Ms ], therein was guidance
and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allhs Will, judged
the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged the Jews by the Tawrt (Torah)
after those Prophets] for to them was entrusted the protection of Allhs Book, and
they were witnesses thereto. (Al-Midah 5:44)

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.
And the Injl (Bible) which he revealed to sa
the Tawrt.

as a confirmation of what he had of

And in their footsteps, We sent s, son of Maryam , confirming the Tawrt
(Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injl (Bible), in which was
guidance and light and confirmation of the Tawrt (Torah) that had come before it,
a guidance and an admonition for al-Muttaqn (the pious). (Al-Midah 5:46)

And Dwds

Zabr

And to Dwd We gave the Zabr (Psalms). (Al-Isr 17:55)

And

The Scriptures of Ibrhm and Ms. (Al-Al 87:19)

.

And other than this of which we have no knowledge about, so we believe in this in
general.

.
And we believe the mightiest of these books and the highest of them is the mighty
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Qurn, which Allh made dominant over all the other books and made it abrogate
them. And He made an argument for all of mankind.

And We have sent down to you (O Muhammad) the Book (this Qurn) in truth,
confirming the Scripture that came before it and Muhayminan (trustworthy in
highness and a witness) over it (old Scriptures). (Al-Midah 5:48)

.

So we believe that Allh revealed the Qurn as a clarification of all things, and
especially Tawhd and its opposite shirk - and that it guides to what is more upright,
and (we believe) that Allh by it established the warning in Aslud-dn.

And We have sent down to you the Book (the Qurn) as an exposition of
everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted
themselves (to Allh as Muslims). (An-Nahl 16:89)

Alif-Lm-R. (This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected (in every sphere of
knowledge, etc.), and then explained in detail from One (Allh), Who is All-Wise and
Well-Acquainted (with all things). So you will worship none but Allh. (Hd 11:1-2)

Verily, this Qurn guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad
tidings to the believers. (Al-Isr 17:9)

And this Qurn has been revealed to me that I may warn you therewith and
whomsoever it may reach. (Al-Anm 6:19)

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*
. - -
* And we believe that the Glorious Qurn is the speech of Allh, not created. From
Him it began and to Him it will return. Allh spoke truthfully in it, and he sent down
ar-Rh al-Amn (Jibrl) with it, to the heart of Muhammad , in order for him to be a
messenger.

.


So whoever says that it (Qurn) is created he is a cursed kfir, and likewise the one
who claims that it is distorted, or that it has been exposed to something extra or
something of it is missing after the passing away of the Prophet, then he is a kfir.
And whoever mocks it or speaks poorly of it, (tries to) refute it, denies all of it or
some of it or distorts its meaning, he is a kfir.

.
* And we believe in the prophethood and the message, and that the prophets and
messengers were sent by Allh to the people as givers of glad tidings and warners, to
guide the creation to the Path of al-Azz al-Hakm. And they are His Arguments
(Hujjah) for the creation, and they are people who are flawless in what they convey
from Allh. They all have one religion, despite their legislations have varied.

- -
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The first of them is dam, the father of mankind, and he is a prophet which was
spoken to. And the first of the messengers were Nh , and the last one of them
who were sent and the biggest of them in rank with Allh, is Muhammad . Allh
sent him to all of the worlds and the humans, after that the (previous) messengers
were sent specific to their people. And Allh sealed the prophethood and the
message with him.

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) 163(



) 164(


Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad) as We inspired Nh and the Prophets
after him; We (also) inspired Ibrhm, Isml , Ishq , Yaqb , and al-Asbt [the
twelve sons of Yaqb ], sa , Ayyb , Ynus , Hrn , and Sulaymn , and to
Dwd We gave the Zabr (Psalms). And Messengers We have mentioned to you
before, and Messengers We have not mentioned to you, and Allh spoke directly to
Ms. Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that
mankind should have no plea against Allh after the Messengers. And Allh is Ever
All-Powerful, All-Wise. (An-Nis 4:163-165)

Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of
Allh and the last of the Prophets. And Allh is Ever All-Aware of everything. (AlAhzb 33:40)

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* And we believe that the one who does not believe in the prophethood, and the
message cannot be anything but a mushrik. Because there is not a mushrik except that
he has denied the prophethood. And whoever denies the prophethood he is a
mushrik. So Tawhd and the prophethood are linked to each other, and likewise is the
denial of the messengers and the setting up of partners with Allh are linked to each
other, just like Shaykh al-Islm ibn Taymiyyah has clarified this principle and
explained its evidences may Allh have mercy upon him.

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And whosoever does not believe in Allh and His Messenger (Muhammad), then
verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers a blazing Fire. (Al-Fath 48:13)

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And we believe that the belief in every messenger in his time is from Aslud-dn (the
fundament of the religion).19

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger
(proclaiming): Worship Allh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) tght (all false
deities, etc.). (An-Nahl 16:36)

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* And we believe in The Last Day, in the resurrection after death and in the reward
and the punishment. And we are certain that the belief in the Last Day is an associate
to the belief in Allh. So there is no belief in Allh without the belief in the Last Day.
And they are two associates in the Book of Allh.

And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the Children of dam, from
their loins, their seed (or from dams loin his offspring) and made them testify as to
themselves (saying): Am I not your Lord? They said: Yes! We testify, lest you
should say on the Day of Resurrection: Verily, we have been unaware of this. (AlArf 7:172)

Translator: The belief in the last messenger Muhammad

is from Aslud-dn. Everyone today who
does not believe in him (his Message), is a mushrik. Likewise, everyone who did not believe in Nh
in his time, was a mushrik, because everyone who lives in the time where a prophet is present, is
obliged to believe in and follow whatever is revealed to the prophet.
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And when Allh Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the
Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allh) and when those (whom
they obey or worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allh, it may be a
Messenger like s (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), Uzayr (Ezra), an angel, a pious man,
a Jinn, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests, monks,
etc.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice! (Az-Zumar 39:45)

And verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter are indeed deviating far astray
from the Path (true religion of Islmic Monotheism). (Al-Muminn 23:74)

The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected (for the Account). Say
(O Muhammad): Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will
be informed of (and recompensed for) what you did, and that is easy for Allh. (AtTaghbun 64:7)

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And there is no messenger who did not warn his Ummah (nation) about The Last
Day, and so did the Book, Sunnah, intellect and the Fitrah point this (fact) out.

And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, till, when they reach
it, the gates thereof will be opened. And its keepers will say, Did not the
Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Verses of your Lord,
and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours? They will say: Yes, but the
Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers! (Az-Zumar 39:71)

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O you assembly of Jinns and mankind! Did not there come to you Messengers
from amongst you, reciting upon you My Verses and warning you of the meeting of
this Day of yours? They will say: We bear witness against ourselves. It was the
life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness against
themselves that they were disbelievers. (Al-Anm 6:130)

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And whoever claims that it is possible for anyone to be a believer without (having)
the belief in The Last Day, he is a kfir.

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*And we believe in the Qadar the good of it and the bad of it. So we believe that
Allh is All-Knowing about everything. He knows the Maqdr (pl. Qadar) of
everything that was, that will be and what is, and that He wrote this in al-Lawh alMahfdh (the preserved tablet). And (we believe) that he is the Creator of everything
which includes the actions of the slaves, and that there isnt in His Dominion except
that which He wants. So what He wanted was, and what He didnt want has never
been.

Know you not that Allh knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Verily, it is (all)
in the Book (al-Lawh al-Mahfdh). Verily! That is easy for Allh. (Al-Hajj 22:70)

But you cannot will, unless Allh wills. Verily, Allh is Ever All-Knowing, AllWise. (Al-Insn 76:30)

Allh is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakl (Trustee, Disposer of affairs,
Guardian, etc.) over all things. (Az-Zumar 39:62)

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And Allh has created you and what you do! (As-Sfft 37:96)

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Opposing this, is what the astray groups are upon from the Qadariyyah and Jabriyyah
and the likes of these.
So whoever claims that Allh knows the totalities with the exception of some parts,
or that He is capable of some things and not of others, or denies Allhs eternal
knowledge about the things, or says that there in His Dominion is what He does not
want or he denies that Allh has created the actions of the slaves, he is a kfir.

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* And we believe in what Ahlus-Sunnah is upon, that mn is speech and action.
Speech of the heart and the tounge and action with the heart and the limbs, and that
it increases and decreases, different from the Khawrij, Mutazilah, Murjia, Jahamiyyah,
Karrmiyyah and their kinds from the followers of deviation and misguidance.

*

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*And we believe that it is not permitted to declare Takfr based on disobedience and
big sins except shirk such as interests, fornication, drinking intoxicants like the
Khawrij proclaim (that this is permitted), or like the Mutazilah say in a state
between the two states (kufr and mn). Rather we say that the one who performs
this is a believer with a deficient mn or he is a believer by his mn and fsiq by his
big sin, or something similar to this.

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Verily, Allh forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but
He forgives except that (anything else) for whom He will. (An-Nis 4:48)

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*And we believe that if a Muslim declares Takfr on a Muslim based on (wrong)
interpretation and seeking the truth, then he is one who made an effort and thereby
excused and even rewarded. But if he declares Takfr on him without (wrong)
acceptable interpretation, then he is a transgressing dhlim (unjust) but he does not
become kfir by this, and whoever declares Takfr on him based on this only then he
has matched the Khawrij with his saying. This is the saying which is transmitted
from the honorable Sahbah regarding them not declaring Takfr on the first of the
Khawrij.

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*And we believe that the rfidah who claim that their Imms are flawless, and that
they are better than the prophets, or describes them with some of the attributes of
Allh such as the knowledge of the unseen, and those who claim that the Qurn has
been distorted, and Takfr on the Sahbah and seeking help from others than Allh,
and other than this from the actions of shirk = they are kuffr and mushrikn both their
groups and their individuals.
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And this group is present now in different places such as Lebanon, Iraq and Iran
from those they call al-jafariyyah or al-ithna ashriyyah or immiyyah or
matwilah as the average people call them in some of the countries.
Regarding al-ismliyyah and an-nusayriyyah and ad-durz and their kinds, from albtiniyyah, then they are worse in shirk and kufr than these (previously mentioned).
So whoever does not declare Takfr on all of these categories or some of them, or
stops (in Takfr) regarding them, or says that they are kuffr as a group but not their
individuals, or differentiates between their average ones and their Imms, he is a
kfir.20

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*And we believe that the best people after the prophets may Allhs peace and
blessings be upon them are the Sahbah of Allhs Messenger .
And they are the elite of this Ummah, there is neither before nor after them anybody
who is equal to them in rank and excellence.

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And we witness that the best of them is as-Siddq Abu Bakr21, then al-Frq Abu Hafs22,
Translator: All these groups are groups of shirk and kufr, and most of them are worse in shirk and
kufr than the jews and the christians. So whoever does not make Takfr on these groups and their
members, without any exception, has not fulfilled the requirements for Islm, because it is required
that he makes Takfr on every one who commits major shirk.
21 Abdullah ibn Ab Quhaf
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22 Umar ibn Al-Khattb
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then Dh Nrayn Abu Amr23, then Lion Abu Turb24, then the remaining ten, then
those who fought at Badr, then those who gave the pledge of Ridwn. And those who
made Hijrah are better than the Ansr and whoever believed and spent before the
victory are better than the one who believed and spent after the victory. And the
established with us is that they all are from the inhabitants of Jannah, we witness this
for them like it is clear in the Qurn.
Their love is mn and their hatred is kufr and Nifq, may Allh be pleased with all of
them.

Allh is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him. He has
prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein
forever. That is the supreme success. (At-Tawbah 9:100)

Indeed, Allh was pleased with the believers when they gave their Bayah (pledge)
to you (O Muhammad) under the tree, He knew what was in their hearts, and He
sent down As-Saknah (calmness and tranquillity) upon them, and He rewarded
them with a near victory. (Al-Fath 48:18)

Not equal among you are those who spent and fought before the conquering (of
Makkah) (with those among you who did so later). Such are higher in degree than
those who spent and fought afterwards. But to all, Allh has promised the best
(reward). And Allh is All-Aware of what you do. (Al-Hadd 57:10)

23
24

Uthman ibn Affn

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Ali ibn Ab Tlib
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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allh, and those who are with him are severe
against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and
falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allh and (His) Good
Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the
traces of prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Tawrt
(Torah). But their description in the Injl (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends
forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight
on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them.
Allh has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islmic
Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do
righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise). (Al-Fath
48:29)

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*And we believe that whoever declares Takfr on the Sahbah (may Allh be pleased
with them) or calls them wrongdoers, all of them or the common ones except a small
group, he is a cursed kfir, and whoever doubt in his kufr or hesitates (in Takfr)
concerning him, he is a kfir. This is because the meaning of this filthy statement is
the denial of the Qurn and the message, and even the negation of this religion
totally, by the defamation of the justice of its carriers by making them wrongdoers or
disbelievers. And this is also denying what is clear in the Qurn, regarding the
purification of them, the tribute to them and the contentment with them.

*

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notification, and that the ignorant regarding the rulings in Usl (principles) and Fur
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(branches) is excused and does not commit kufr until after the argument (Hujjah) has
been established. So if he denies anything from the information and the clear and
recurrent rulings, and the correct knowledge regarding him (his situation) surely is
available, then he is a kfir. And if the correct knowledge is not available, then he
does not commit kufr until the argument has been established on him, (the argument)
which the one who opposes it becomes a kfir.

And Allh will never lead a people astray after He has guided them until He
makes clear to them as to what they should avoid. Verily, Allh is the All-Knower
of everything. (At-Tawbah 9:115)

And be not one of those who belie the yt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) of Allh, for then you shall be one of the losers. (Ynus 10:95)

And those who disbelieved and belied Our Verses (of this Qurn), for them will be
a humiliating torment (in Hell). (Al-Hajj 22:57)

Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allh, and denies
the truth [this Qurn, the Prophet (Muhammad ), the Islmic Monotheism, the
Resurrection and the reward or punishment according to good or evil deeds] when it
comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers? (Az-Zumar 39:32)

Yes! Verily, there came to you My yt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) and you denied them, and were proud and were among the
disbelievers. (Az-Zumar 39:59)

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And none but the disbelievers reject Our yt (proofs, signs, verses, lessons, etc.).
(Al-Ankabt 29:47)

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And thereafter: And these are the requested lines for the pillars of mn and its
fundament, which the Islm of a person cannot be correct except by it. And verily
have I sometimes found it necassery, through it (the text), to mention what does not
belong to Aslul-mn (The fundament of Iman), but what follows with it. And this is
what the context and the entirety of the words calls for (or demands), of what is
counted in the principles of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamah.25

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I ask al-Mawl (the Lord) The Glorified to benefit the author and the reader with
it, and whoever helps to spread it, and to guide us all to the Straight Path. All praise
is due to the Lord of all the worlds, and may Allhs peace and blessing be upon the
seal of the prophets and messengers.

Translator: The Author has during the text several times mentioned issues which are not from
Aslud-dn (The Fundament of the religion of Islm), where anybody who does not fullfill its
requirements is kfir, but instead issues from Uslud-Dn (The Principles of the religion) and FurudDn (The Branches of the religion). This is for example the detailed desciptions of the angels and the
prophets. In Aslud-dn, which consist of knowing, hating and rejecting shirk and whoever commits it,
Takfr on the tawght and witnessing that the worship of it is false, belief in the Last Day and the belief
in al-Qadar, there is no excuse for not fulfilling these and whoever does not do so is a kfir. Whoever
does not worship Allah alone due to kibr (arrogance) is also a kfir even if this is only in a single act of
worship. But in matters from Uslud-Dn (The Principles of the religion) and Furud-Dn (The
Branches of the religion) the situation of the mistaken person is taken into consideration. If he makes a
mistake in an issue which is not clear (Masalah Khafiyyah) and he has an excuse (ignorance, wrong
interpretation, effort to find the truth or blindfollowing) then the Takfr on him is made if he rejects the
Hujjah after it has been established upon him. If the issue is well known (Masalah Dhhirah) or known
by necessity from the religion (Malm min ad-Dn bi-Darrah), then the person is not excused in this
issue, and the Takfr will be declared on him.
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